Long Island Politics

You can find your representatives (Long Island or otherwise) HERE

Geography

Local Government

• The state is divided into counties, which are lead by County Executives. On Long Island there are 2 counties (outside of NYC): Nassau and Suffolk.
• Counties are broken up into towns and cities, which have a variety of management structures. In Nassau County there are 2 cities and 3 towns; in Suffolk County there are 10 towns and no cities.
• Counties may also have villages and special districts with additional governmental structures. In Nassau County there are 64 incorporated villages and in Suffolk County there are 33 incorporated villages.

Counties

Click on each county for more information on the government.

Towns & Cities

Villages

Indigenous Territory

Long Island also has two reservations (both in Suffolk County):

• The Poospatuck Reservation
• The Shinnecock Reservation

Voting Patterns

Difference in the share of the vote for Biden (blue) vs Trump (red) in the 2020 general election. Data from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab and Harvard Dataverse.

State Government

Statewide, the executive branch is lead by the Governor

Governor Kathy Hochul	Party	Website
	Democrat	link

The legislative branch is divided into the State Senate and Assembly

State Senate

State Senate Website

There are 9 state senators from Long Island.

Click on each district for more information on the representative

State Assembly

State Assembly Website

There are 22 state assembly members from Long Island.

Click on each district for more information on the representative

Federal Government

Federally, the executive branch is lead by the President

President Joe Biden	Party	Website
	Democrat	link

The legislative branch (Congress) is divided into the Senate and House of Representatives.

Senate

Senate Website

The entire state is represented by two senators:

Senator Chuck Schumer	Party	Website
	Democrat	link

Sen. Schumer is also the Senate Majority Leader

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand	Party	Website
	Democrat	link

House of Representatives

House Website

The House Representatives come from smaller districts across the state; there are 4 representatives from Long Island and 1 representative from Queens and part of Nassau County.

Click on each district for more information on the representative